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Low Oil Pressure Warning

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Skornogr4phy:
Hi all,

I just went for a spirited Saturday drive in my 06 GTI, and after some hard cornering got the low oil pressure light. Now I checked the oil level before I set off and it was on the low side, but well within the acceptable boundaries on the dip stick. I turned the car off and let it cool for a few minutes. I then drove to the service station and put in a quart of 5W-30 oil, with no warning the entire way. When putting it in I notice a bit of mayo under the oil cap. I put it down to cold winter days and condensation as there is no white smoke and I haven't noticed coolant levels being low. My main issue now is that when driving away from the service station with oil now in the car I gave it a little bit of gas for an overtake and the light came back on. Stopped at the services again and I've got big knocking coming from the engine bay. Any idea what's going on?


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usmangti:
Was it a yellow or red oil light?

GrayMK5GTI:
Probably oil pickup pipe blocked (do a search - quite a common fault)

My mates polo bluemotion has started doing the same  :sad1:

Get it sorted sooner rather than later

Andy:
As Graeme mentions it's probably sludge blocking the oil pick up pipe in the sump

Skornogr4phy:
Red oil light. Had it recovered to my house by the RAC. He thinks it's the tappets making the noise. And the pick up pipe is his main culprit. Anybody know of a decent VW or German car specialist in the Cambridge area where I can get it checked out?


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